Brazil vs Uruguay: Wild fish catch by gear type

Brazil
17,134
in 2018
Uruguay
13,082
in 2018
Brazil rank
38th
Uruguay rank
41st

Wild fish catch by gear type over time

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 17,134 against 13,082 in Uruguay, a difference of 4,052.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 38th and Uruguay ranks 41st of 123 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 11,810 1,411 10,399 Brazil
1960s 58,418 3,092 55,326 Brazil
1970s 129,841 8,318 121,523 Brazil
1980s 43,281 18,699 24,582 Brazil
1990s 55,586 18,983 36,603 Brazil
2000s 36,273 20,814 15,459 Brazil
2010s 21,351 13,706 7,645 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch by gear type, Brazil or Uruguay?
Brazil, at 17,134 against 13,082 in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch by gear type between Brazil and Uruguay?
4,052, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for wild fish catch by gear type?
Brazil ranks 38th and Uruguay ranks 41st of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Wild fish catch by gear type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wild fish catch by gear type
Source
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
123 places, 5,521 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed